Gilroy Unified District Office Board Member, Seat 5

Employer / Organization

Next Election

Nov 06, 2018

Filing Window

Jul 16, 2018 - Aug 10, 2018

Description

School Board Members establish a shared vision for the schools that they represent which reflects a consensus of the board, community and district staff. The school board has a wide variety of additional responsibilities, such as adopting annual budgets and issuing interim financial reports, adopting the school calendar, negotiating contracts with employees (including the hiring of superintendents), approving curriculum materials and closing or constructing schools.

Application Guidelines

To file for this position follow these three simple steps: 1) Contact the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office to verify that your address qualifies for the position. If the county is unsure of the boundaries, you may then be directed to contact the Secretary or Clerk of the elected body that you are looking to run for. 2) Obtain the correct filing papers from the elections office you have been directed to. Election officials understand that first time or beginning candidates may need some more help in completing paperwork, so feel comfortable in asking any questions regarding the candidacy filing procedure. 3) Submit the filing papers within 113-88 days prior to the election. If these steps are followed and the paperwork submitted within the timeframe, you will appear on the ballot. If you have any questions, the district elections office should be able to help or the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office can be reached by phone at (408) 299-8683 and questions can be submitted online via this link: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/scc/Pages/ContactSCCGOV.aspx